Forum: General Discussion
12-31-2023, 03:35 AM
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Replies: 163
Views: 39,762
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Forum: General Discussion
01-15-2023, 02:59 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 7,104
Oh gosh, I get texts, several a week saying my...
Oh gosh, I get texts, several a week saying my netflix account (which I don't have) etc. has suspicious activity and if I don't reply will be cancelled/frozen/etc. Given that none of these accounts,...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
12-24-2022, 05:06 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,818
This is a reply to NH Solar. I just read the...
This is a reply to NH Solar. I just read the part of NFPA 855, which I was unfamiliar with, that sets requirements for installation of energy storage systems in one and two family homes. I think...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
12-23-2022, 02:33 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,818
To clarify a couple of things: Most hybrid...
To clarify a couple of things: Most hybrid automobiles have used NIMH (Nickel based) batteries, not Lithium Ion. The plug-ins and fully electric ones mostly use the Lithium batteries. So all those...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
01-31-2022, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,261
A couple of comments: First, I'm sorry if it...
A couple of comments: First, I'm sorry if it appeared that I'm "lecturing". But there are issues that may not be apparent to people.
In addition to the potential hazard to health from the fire...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
01-30-2022, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,261
Oh Halotron, not Halon
I now read more closely (my bad) But Halotron, basically a repurpose of the refrigerant HCFC123 with some additives has its own issues.
In fact HCFC123 is being phased out as a refrigerant...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
01-30-2022, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,261
Why halons are no longer manufactured
The halons used in fire suppression systems are no longer manufactured due to the severe effect of halon on the ozone layer (much worse than the also banned Freon). All the halon available today is...
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Forum: Covid-19 Discussions & Information
12-18-2021, 05:11 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 11,135
Breakthrough data from New York
The link below is New York data but I'd suspect it isn't that different in New Hampshire.
As of the most recent week's data you were about 80 percent less likely to catch COVID if vaccinated, and...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
01-01-2021, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,220
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
07-17-2020, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,974
ESD, some clarification on a couple of posts
The issue of ESD is a very serious one. A couple of clarifications of previous posts:
To Fatlazyless: A GFCI breaker or outlet does not require a properly wired (or any) ground wire to function....
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Forum: General Discussion
04-01-2020, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 112
Views: 68,310
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Forum: Covid-19 Discussions & Information
03-20-2020, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 54,866
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Forum: Covid-19 Discussions & Information
03-20-2020, 02:14 AM
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Replies: 98
Views: 54,866
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Forum: General Discussion
03-10-2020, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 67,768
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Forum: General Discussion
10-20-2019, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 21,142
Test times for gensets
The test in most cases is instigated by the transfer switch. The ASCO transfer switches at my radio stations remember the last time the test button was used, and are typically programmed to repeat...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-19-2019, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 21,142
The National Electric Code requires a fused (or...
The National Electric Code requires a fused (or circuit breaker) disconnect where the service first enters the building (with a few exceptions which wouldn't apply to a private home.) This would have...
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Forum: History
06-19-2019, 03:06 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 28,219
In my apartment, watching TV
I was in my apartment here on Long Island, NY, watching the events on my 10 inch circa 1948 B&W TV set. I have slides of the first steps on the moon taken off that TV (somewhere...)
I worked...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-29-2019, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 12,191
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
12-04-2018, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 22,399
I am not sure, and this is not professional...
I am not sure, and this is not professional consultation, but you may likely find that OSHA requires generators on construction sites to now have GCFI. At the minimum you should consider using...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
12-04-2018, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 22,399
Hi, I will not and cannot legally give you...
Hi, I will not and cannot legally give you specific recommendations on your installation, only general information. My PE license is in NY, you are in NH. Furthermore, I'm retired and my license is...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
11-28-2018, 06:05 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 22,399
Mechanical interlock issues
Well, read the link at the bottom, all the way to the end. A hot topic among electricians. Typically disallowed in northern NJ, apparently. These have come up in informal discussion before and...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
11-21-2018, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 22,399
Not legal?
The mechanical (sliding plate) interlock mentioned by several here and pictured in one of the posts would appear to be absent when the cover to the breaker panel is removed.
For that reason and...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-25-2016, 11:13 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 62,106
Yum Yum Shop closing
I frequented the Yum Yum Shop back in 1958-60 when I was a dorm student at Brewster. Then in the late 60's as a summer visitor, and occasionally since then. Sad to see it go.
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Forum: General Discussion
07-25-2014, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 388
Views: 318,268
Market Basket now national news
This is currently on the ABC News webpage:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/family-feud-sparks-revolt-grocery-store-chain-24707040
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Forum: Restaurant Information & Reviews
05-15-2014, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,754
Yummy!
Wow, they are still there? I went there in the spring and fall when I attended Brewster in the late 1950's. Was always disappointed when they closed for the winter.
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